I: Be Barnabas – Intro + Mint’s StoryII: Why Be Barnabas?III: Who was Barnabas from the Bible? _______ In the last couple of posts, we’ve heard from some guest contributors about who Barnabas was from the Bible and what he did to find and partner with Paul to catalyze multiplication in the 1st Century. This gives us […]
I: Be Barnabas – Intro + Mint’s StoryII: Why Be Barnabas? _______ Guest Contributor: Jorge Gonzalez In our last post, we learned from John C. about what Barnabas did in order to help us understand why it’s strategic and critically important to play a Barnabas role in the Great Commission today. For this post, we […]
Why Be Barnabas?
Be Barnabas Series1: Be Barnabas – Intro + Mint’s Story_______ Guest Contributor: John C.* In this post, one of our friends and co-workers will answer the question – ‘Why Be Barnabas?’ through Barnabas’ example in Scripture and his personal experience. We are defining ‘Be Barnabas’ as the role of the outsider in finding, equipping, and […]
All posts in the Be Barnabas series:I. Intro and Mint’s StoryII. Why Be Barnabas?III. Who was Barnabas from the Bible?IV. What is a NAV?V. How to Find a NAVVI. How to Partner with a NAV Up to this point, this blog has largely covered some tools and paradigms around team leadership on the field. Our […]
Part 1 – Leadership Foundations Overview Part 2 – Why are leaders needed? Part 3 – How do I discern if I’m a leader? Part 4 – How do I develop as a leader? In Part 4, we talked about different ways that you can develop on your pathway towards becoming a team leader. One […]
Part 1 – Leadership Foundations OverviewPart 2 – Why are leaders needed?Part 3 – How do I discern if I’m a leader?_______ In the previous posts, we covered some leadership basics and foundations, the need for leaders on the missions field, and how to discern if you are a leader. In the next two posts, […]
Leadership Foundations Part 1: LF Overview Leadership Foundations Part 2: Why Are Leaders Needed? _______ In the last two posts of the Leadership Foundations series, we covered the definition of leadership and some leadership principles, and answered the question – Why are leaders needed? In this post, we’ll explore a question that many aspiring leaders […]
One of the prevailing messages many of us are taught growing up is that emotions are a bad thing. For those of us who grew up in the West, emotions are often seen as illogical or considered a weakness. However, the Bible is filled with emotional language because God himself feels emotions! He can be […]
In the first post, Jenn described how suffering leads us to surrender. In the second post, I wrote about how Jesus wants us to surrender the self, and to surrender the self all the way to the point of death, so that he can fill us with His resurrection life and power. In this final […]
Jenn’s post shared about our initial experience of discovering Jenn had brain cancer and some of the lessons about suffering and surrender that came through that. For this post, I’ll share some of my experiences from this past season and also some of the things we’ve received from God out of being brought to a […]